TripAdvisor Reviews Cabinas El Icaco Tortuguero

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... super dark on the beach, no lights except a red toned light that the guides use, that won't spook the turtle. No pictures what-so-ever, because no flash and nothing would take otherwise. Maybe if it was clear skies, but we were just hoping it wouldn't rain. But still, no photos regardless of anything. The guide will get his or her licence revoked if the spotters catch it being done. We watched one turtle drag herself back to the Ocean. And drag is a very accurate word, they ...

... to know what creatures I may have been brushing past. Unfortunately, my head torch decided to die on me, so not wanting to make friends with a friendly tree snake I used my mobile phone, which unfortunately does not have a torch setting, but does however have a camera flash! I bought the disco lights to the forest, and the next day spent 20 minutes deleting over 400 blank photographs I had taken of the floor. Eventually after a long walk we arrived to our allocated beach ...

... 39;, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Then the group will come alive and start shrieking with excitement and click click all the cameras we could hold.. whenever we see Sloths, Toucans, Iguanas and the like. a few monkeys swinging like crazy from branch to branch.I was just so happy we didn't see any crocodile.. I would be very scared!

... which gave it a cozy atmosphere. Although the food was a bit pricey, it was nice to go out and have a more decadent dinner. After one of the best sleeps of the entire trip, we all woke up bright and early to grab breakfast before heading out for Zip-lining! Zip line tours are one of the most popular things to do in Monte Verde, so we had signed up the night before with the suggested company from our hostel's manager. I am happy to say that we definitely made ...

... So we had a lovely, scenic boat ride for probably 45 minutes, and we saw lots and lots of birds. We arrived to a welcome cocktail by the turtle shaped pool, then went to the open air dining room for lunch. We got assigned to a table with two other European couples, neither of which spoke English. Awkward. And the food was ok......hotel buffet food, but not bad. The coffee here is amazing though! After lunch ...